Shadow Run

By: AdriAnne Strickland, Michael Miller

Narrated by: Stephanie Einstein, Jesse Einstein

Firefly meets Dune in this action-packed sci-fi adventure about a close-knit found family of a crew navigating a galaxy of political intrigue and resource-driven power games.

Nev has just joined the crew of the starship Kaitan Heritage as the cargo loader. His captain, Qole, is the youngest-ever person to command her own ship, but she brooks no argument from her crew of orphans, fugitives, and con men. Nev can't resist her, even if her ship is an antique.

As for Nev, he's a prince, in hiding on the ship. He believes Qole holds the key to changing galactic civilization, and when her cooperation proves difficult to obtain, Nev resolves to get her to his home planet by any means necessary.

But before they know it, a rival royal family is after Qole, too, and they're more interested in stealing her abilities than in keeping her alive.

Nev's mission to manipulate Qole becomes one to save her, and to survive she'll have to trust her would-be kidnapper. He may be royalty, but Qole is discovering a deep reservoir of power - and stars have mercy on whoever tries to hurt her ship or her crew.

©2017 Michael Miller and AdriAnne Strickland (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Basic, to the point of being painful

If you are just looking for a trope-y YA romance not so cleverly disguised in a sci-fi setting, then this is your book. If your looking for actual sci-fi, definitely skip, because this book will just annoy you. The premise is cool, but the interesting aspects go undeveloped in favor of righteous indignation over life not being fair (Seriously, there's so much of this you want to gag) and mooning over pretty eyes and muscles. I'm totally not opposed to romance or enemies to lovers, but come on authors! Let's show some creativity and actual growth in developing relationships instead of the same rehashed stuff we've read 5 million times over.